----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Advanced Set Living surprise
> Elizabeth, > I'm not sure I like the idea of Legacy or any other genealogy > program forcing me to estimate birth dates. One of the reasons > I switched to Legacy was because I wanted to do it "my way." > Having said that, there is some merit to having something rather > than nothing in the birth field. My Irish husband has a saying, > "Do something, even if it's wrong." That philosophy would apply > here. I like your solution. Thanks. > -- Alice > > In a message dated 10/30/2004 4:35:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Living flag may cause problems with file transfers. Wall chart may be > confusing if there are undated or unsorted births. > > I much prefer estimated dates over sort dates or words in date fields. > If birth dates are left blank, it is harder to create a list of people who > *might* have been alive at the time of a census or event registration. > A child with undated birth could sort first or last after a file transfer. > Usually I know enough to guess a date closer than "about 100 > years before the death date." > > GUESS in the birth location field is a reminder to anyone who sees > my data that the birth year was estimated. > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
